 HNLMSP3 in 1940 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | P 1 class |
| Builders | Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja,Soerabaja |
| Operators |  Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Succeeded by | P 5 class |
| Completed | 4 |
| General characteristics[1][2] | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 23 t (23 long tons) |
| Length | 15.85 m (52 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 1.32 metres (4 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew | 10 |
| Armament | 2 x 7.7 mmmachine guns |
TheP 1 class was aship class of fourpatrol vessels that were built at the Marine Etablissement te Soerabaja in theDutch East Indies.[1] They were the first patrol vessels that were built in the Dutch East Indies for theRoyal Netherlands Navy.[3]
TheP 1-class patrol vessels were designed to be fast boats that could be built for 35,000Dutch guilders each.[4] However, when the boats were taken into service they could not reach the planned speed of 15 miles per hour (13 kn; 24 km/h).[5][6] The design was therefore deemed a failure and a new design was made that would result in theP 5 class.[7][3]
TheP 1-class patrol vessels were originally built to patrol the sea nearbySoerabaja and keep it clear forseaplanes ofQantas.[8][4] They were to be stationed atKoepang,Bima, Soerabaja andTandjong Priok.[5]
During theDutch East Indies campaign most boats were either scuttled by the crew to prevent capture or sunk by the Japanese.[3] Nonetheless,P 1 was captured by the Japanese, whileP 4 was sunk by her crew but later raised and also captured by the Japanese.[1]
BothP 1 andP 4 managed to survive the war and were taken into service of the Dienst der Scheepsvaart (DvS) asAnna andBetsy and later in 1947 they served again in theRoyal Netherlands Navy asRP 132 andRP 133.[2][9] After theIndonesian War of Independence endedRP 132 was transferred in 1950 to Indonesia.[2][9]
| Ship | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| P 1 | 1939 | Sunk in 1942 and later raised by the Japanese. Found in 1945 after thewar and served asAnna in the Dienst der Scheepsvaart. In 1947 returned in service of theRoyal Netherlands Navy asRP 132. Transferred toIndonesia in 1950. |
| P 2 | 1939 | Scuttled or destroyed by crew to prevent capture. |
| P 3 | 1939 | Destroyed by crew to prevent capture. |
| P 4 | 1939 | Scuttled in 1942 and later raised by the Japanese. Found in 1945 after the war and served asBetsy in the Dienst der Scheepsvaart. Returned in service of the Royal Netherlands Navy asRP 133 in 1947. |